Farmers win their first Southpoint Lobball title

WHEATLEY — It took 16 years, but the Dirty Farmers finally won the championship of the Southpoint Men’s Lobball League.

In the wind-up tournament this past weekend, the Farmers took the long way home as they came from the loser’s side of the bracket to beat the Car Barn twice in the final.

The Farmers — who finished first in the regular season — beat the Bangerz in their first game, then lost to the Car Barn in game two. Car Barn had just upset The Dawgs in earlier action and by virtue of their two wins, got a bye into the final on Sunday.

The Farmers met up with the Dawgs Sunday morning and edged them to reach the final.

Jason Ottley (4) of the Dirty Farmers sails into second with a stand-up double during a Farmers’ rally in the semi final game against The Dawgs.

The tall task at-hand was to beat the Car Barn twice in the double-knockout format.

They did that handily as the bats got going in game one with a 16-7 victory, which deflated the upstart Car Barn squad.

In game two, the Farmers jumped out to a 6-3 lead and never looked back, exploding for five more runs on route to a 14-4 victory and the championship.

The Dirty Farmers pose for a team photo, complete with the next generation of baseball players included.

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Team members included Scott Dresser, Jordyn Drummond, Cody Cabral, Craig Howe, Wes Wright, Adam Howe, Dylan Montague, Aaron Hutchinson, Tyler Dominato, Jason Ottley, Steve Wenzler, Josh Coulter, Brett Cobby, Trevor Grieve, Derek Couto and Evan Tofflemire.